Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-05-12


II is understood that Gen. G. c. Augur,
who is to have command OF the national
drill encampment, will offer positions on
his staff to Brig Gen. James r. Canadian,
OF Indiana, Brighten. tombstone Jones, OF
North Carolina; DIR. David w. 1andell. OF
Louisville, Ky; and Capt. Samuel 7. Car
mis-, OF Memphis, Tenn. The Second brig
ade band. OF Iowa, has been engaged by
the military committee rs headquarters
band. The we'll known Busch Zouave4s en-
tered for the camp, although too late to
compete in the drill.
The United States geological survey
has taken immediate action to collect re-
liable information regarding the recent
earthquakes in Arizona. The plan is to
send letters OF inquiry with printed ques-
tions covering all the points OF informa-
ton desired. The disturbed area seems
to be circle of some four hundred miles
radius, one quarter as larg. as the Charles
ton earthquake and rsarly a third OF the
area OF the Riviera earthquake.
W. II. Bolton, superintendent OF second
class matterin the Chicago postoffiee, who
was convicted OF embezzlement OF about
S25, 900, was sentenced to our years impri-
sonmeut, He has been in a hospital i'll ever
since his arrest.
The late ID. Binney, bishop of Nova
Scotia, was arranging to build q fine cath
edrai at Halifax at the time OF his death.
He had been bishop of Nova Scotia since
lie Paris states that France has con-
cluded a defensive alliance with certain
other powers, and that henceiorth France
will not be alone in the event of aggres-
sion against her. This is supposed to refer
to Russia, which refuses to join the triple
alliance.
Mrs. j.. s. Mccormick OF Omaha, while
the rest OF the family were at the theater,
heard "a strange man in the hallway, and
rushing out, she grabbed him, saying, You
are n thief" He knocked her down with
n revolver and ran out, escaping with two
coniederates outside. He dropped a bundle
of siIyerware which he had seized in the
house, being the wedding gifts OF Mrs. Nc
Cormick's daughter.
John j. Cornelison, who assaulted and
eowhided Judge Reid of Kentucky causing
him to commit suicide, and who was SEN
fenced to Jail for three years, was re-
leased on "a writ OF habeas corpus by Mag
istrate Stoffer. The affair has created a
sensation.
At w arren, H., the postoffice building
and business houses of L. f.. Morris, Rohr
Il Evans, William Spofford and William
Phillips were burned. Loss, $500 to
500. 600: insurance sc, 500. All the mail
was saved.
The fertilizer works OF NJ. Dorsey OF
Highland Md, were burned. Loss, $780,
600; insurance, $50, 600.
The business failures during the first sew
en- days of May number for the United
States 153 and for Canada 20; total, 1872,
against Isl the week before, and 1872 for the
corresponding week Of last year.
George w. Child birthday anniversary
occurs May IL, and on h a day special
efforts will be made to increase the fund of
the International Typographical union, to
which Mr.. Childs and Mr.. Drexel gave SO,
600 last May.
At River Falls, Wis, j. r. Cramer, for
merly OF st. Paul, accidentally ook an
overdose Of laudanum, but was saved by
timely medical intervention.
At q meeting OF friends of the late Presi-
dent Arthur in New York, some weeks ago,
it Ras resolved to receive subscriptions
FOE a monument TO be erected over his
grave to cost not more than $4,000.
Considerable in excess OF hat amonnt was
subscribed at once.
Gov. Hill OF New York has signed the bin
making Saturday a half-holiday through
out the state,
A bill to adopt capital punishment for
murder and rape vas defeated in the Mich
igan senate-19 to 13.